The Yobe State Government has stated on Tuesday that at least 3,000 houses in 10 out of the 17 local government areas had been badly hit by flood. Executive Secretary,
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The National Identity Management Commission has made plans to extend the National Identification Number enrolment to Nigerians in Austria and Germany. Director-General of the agency, Mr Aliyu Aziz, made the
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Lift Above Poverty Organisation (microfinance bank), Dr Godwin Ehigiamusoe, on Tuesday has warned that one of the biggest threats faced by the micro-credit
By Lucia Binding, news reporter Wildfires in the Amazon rainforest have hit a record number this year, with 72,843 fires detected so far by Brazil’s space research centre INPE. The
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State on Tuesday, joined Bishop Callistus Onaga of the Catholic Diocese of Enugu and other members of the clergy to bid the late Rev. Fr.
A human rights activist, KeneChukwu Okeke and the Chief Ombudsman for the Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) has instituted a N50 billion fundamental rights action on behalf of tricycle
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said its investigation so far revealed that ‘Revolution Now’ was smokescreen for the actual intention of Omoyele Sowore, the candidate of the African
No fewer than six persons have been killed during a heavy rainfall in Jigawa State. This was made known on Tuesday by the Executive Secretary of the Jigawa State Emergency
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, has claimed people told him he would be the last president of Nigeria. Obasanjo said this in Abeokuta while addressing some youths and students from
President Muhammadu Buhari has told his Ministers designate that majority Nigerians are extremely poor. President Buhari said this on Tuesday at the end of a two-day Presidential Retreat for designate
President Muhammadu Buhari will assign portfolios to his new cabinet members on Wednesday. This was confirmed in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, today
Scores of traditional religion adherents under the umbrella of Traditional Religion Worshippers’ Association in Oyo State (TRWASSO) on Tuesday appealed to Governor Seyi Makinde of the state to declare August
No fewer than 400 farm lands have been destroyed by flood in Jama’are local government area of Bauchi State. The Caretaker Chairman of the local government, Samalia Jirma disclosed this
The Nigeria Football Federation says it is reviewing the life ban imposed on Samson Siasia by the world football governing body, FIFA, while waiting to take action after seeking legal
The trial of a Senator, Elisha Abbo, who allegedly assaulted a nursing mother, was on Tuesday stalled in a Zuba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja. At the resumed hearing, the
Coordinator of Usman Jibrin Campaign Organisation in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital, Alhaji Nagogo Maiyaki has disclosed on Tuesday that some delegates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have
Enugu West People’s Parliament, Monday, condemned in strong terms the attack on former Deputy Senate President and Senator representing Enugu West, Ike Ekweremadu in Germany on Saturday. It described the
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa state has appointed three officials in acting capacity to fill the vacancies left by suspended executive members. The party had last week suspended
A yet-to-be-identified girl has been reported dead three days after she was allegedly gang-raped by some boys in a hotel room in Amukpe community in Sapele, Sapele Local Government Area
Marcus Rashford and Paul Pogba had a discussion before the Frenchman took the spot kick in Manchester United’s 1-1 draw with Wolves on Monday night. The 21-year-old who scored a
